The president-elect has tapped at least nine billionaires for his administration, raising questions about financial conflicts of interest and the GOP’s commitment to the middle class.

A recount has confirmed Democrat Adrian Cortes’ victory in a fierce contest for an open seat in the Washington state Senate. Cortes, a Battle Ground council member, defeated Republican Brad Benton by 173 votes following a machine recount of ballots cast in the 18th Legislative District in southwest Washington.

Rep. Michelle Caldier, R-Gig Harbor, has announced that she is running for State Senate in the 26th Legislative District, and on Wednesday she learned who her opponent will be. The Nov. 2025 contest will be a special election to fill the remaining term of the seat vacated by Sen.

As prospects for federal progress dim, environmentalists across the state are celebrating major electoral wins

Five prominent Democrats in Prince George’s are now vying for a chance to replace Angela Alsobrooks, who is on her way to becoming Maryland’s first Black U.S. Senator.

Mitt Romney said even though Democrats might have different perceptions of him than they did when he ran for president, he is still the same person. "I've been the same thing. Uh, you know, throughout I'm who I am,

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has in recent weeks expressed a keen interest in privatizing the U.S. Postal Service, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing three people with knowledge of the matter.

The election dust has settled in Washington state and for the first time in over a decade residents have overwhelmingly voted in favor of taxing the wealthy.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, says any of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees seeking Senate confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's administration will examine ways to impose higher costs on private actors and U.S. adversaries who wage cyber attacks on America, Trump's pick for national security adviser,

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey is one of the longest-serving senators in Pennsylvania’s history. But his run of electoral success ended last month when he narrowly lost to Republican challenger Dave McCormick.